The Y-12 Technology Accelerator Program gives NE students the chance to experience careers in nuclear security while contributing to the sector’s advancement.
Y-12 NE TAP Boosts UT Student-Career Pipeline
UT to Offer Nuclear Engineering Minor
The University of Tennessee will establish a new program for non-nuclear engineers to obtain a minor in nuclear engineering through funding from Tennessee’s Nuclear Energy Fund.
Nuclear Engineering Department Head Wes Hines to Retire
Postelle Professor, Chancellor’s Professor, and Department of Nuclear Engineering Department Head Wes Hines is set to retire at the end of next year.
Hines to Serve Another Term as Nuclear Engineering Department Head
Wes Hines has agreed to serve another term as head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering in UT’s Tickle College of Engineering.
UT, TVA sign Agreement on Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration
The university and TVA have a new partnership to help prioritize the development of one or more advanced reactors at the Clinch River Nuclear Site.
UT Department of Nuclear Engineering Unveils Medical Physics Program
The University of Tennessee Department of Nuclear Engineering unveils a new Medical Physics program beginning fall 2019.
UT First in Nation to Offer Nuclear Decommissioning Minor
With the need for experts in such areas certain to rise, the nuclear engineering department at UT recently began to offer a minor in decommissioning, the first program of its kind at a US university.
UT Breaks Ground on Engineering, Research Building
The groundbreaking for the New Engineering Complex was held on September 28, 2018, with an event hosted on grounds of the new facility.
College Leaders Tour United Way Sites, Issue Challenge to Give to Campus Chest
“United Way’s goal is to help people become self-sustainable by investing in 120 local programs in the areas of health, education, and financial stability,” Hines said. “These visits serve as a reminder of how fortunate we are to be healthy, have good jobs, and have strong support systems in our own lives. I am passionate about this need and personally feel compelled to assist our neighbors who are less fortunate.”
Accolades: Notable Achievements from Around the College
Faculty and students from the Tickle College of Engineering were recognized with awards from national organizations.